SOFT DRINKS MANUFACTURED in Barbados have been found to carry alarmingly high levels of refined sugar, which present a clear and present danger to the health of the country, a recent survey undertaken by the Healthy Caribbean Coalition has revealed.
And one of this country’s leading medical doctors, and president of the Coalition, a regional non-governmental organisation established to combat the effects of chronic diseases, is suggesting that soft drink manufacturers and all those who produce sugar-sweetened beverages for sale in Barbados, review the sugar content in their products as a priority.Â
Sir Trevor Hassell believes soft drink makers should at least halve the level of sugar in their products at the earliest opportunity, after a recent survey showed that a single soft drink made here, in many instances, contains the equivalent of nearly ten tablespoons of sugar, when the total added sugar intake for children should not exceed five teaspoons per day. (BA)
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